title: Laboratory support in the diagnosis of uveitis.
abstract: Intraocular inflammations are still a diagnostic challenge for ophthalmologists. It is often difficult to make a precise etiological diagnosis in certain situations. Recently, there have been several advances in the investigations of uveitis, which has helped the ophthalmologists a lot in the management of such clinical conditions. A tailored approach to laboratory diagnosis of uveitic cases should be directed by the history, patient's symptoms and signs, and clinical examination. This review summarizes various modalities of laboratory investigations and their role in the diagnosis of uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Uvea and Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Parthopratim Dutta
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sudharshan
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis*